Bridgestone potenza run flats

Wailin

I would have thought these would be a decent premium tyre but is it just me or are they truely awful? My last car had pirelli p zeros and they had decent grip in the wet but a little bit more road noise than say Dunlops. My latest car came with brand new potenzas and they are just brutal in wet conditions. No grip at all and i cant wait to get rid of them, sooner the better. Anyone use these and find the same issues in wet?

CIP4

My car has them from the factory also well not the run flat version and I think the grip is terrible particularly in the wet even when the tyres were new. Mine are worn at this stage and I will be changing them probably early Jan. I will never buy Potenzas anyway. I think if you want a decent tyre brand across the board you can’t really go wrong with Goodyear’s all models of their tyres seem very decent.

Wailin

This says it all really: http://www.tyrereviews.co.uk/Tyre/Bridgestone/Potenza-RE050A-Run-Flat.htm

Wet grip only 54%.

keano25

Lads I've had Bridgestones and many more over the last 10 years I've always had 5 series BMWs.

Dunlop Sport Maxx is by far the best tyres I've had on the car. Using them the last number of years.

Cee-Jay-Cee

I’ve ran Potenza RE050’s in the past and I don’t think they’re suited to this country. They need a lot of heat to get up to optimal operating temperature and so when they’re cold they’re also hard and offer very little grip. They’re a fast road tyre and completely unsuitable for regular users.

In summer on warm/hot days they’re a totally different tyre and very grippy and quiet which means that for 90% of the year they’re not suitable.

bazz26

keano25 wrote: »

Lads I've had Bridgestones and many more over the last 10 years I've always had 5 series BMWs.

Dunlop Sport Maxx is by far the best tyres I've had on the car. Using them the last number of years.

Interesting as my 5 Series came with Dunlop Sport Maxx and I found them terrible and they got worse well before they reached the legal 1.66mm min thread depth. I replaced them with Goodyear Eagle F1 AS3 earlier this year and the difference is frankly night and day. The only downside is that they don't have a rim protector so you need to be more careful with kerbing your alloy wheels.

Blazer

all runflats are terribly bad in the wet.
Even the Eagles only get something like 75% rating whereas something like Michelin's ps4 get 95% for just a small bit more money.
Runflats are nice and handy when you get a puncture but I'm still able to throw my car around in wet with all controls on with perfect eagles on the back.

Wailin

Have heard the Goodyear eagles are very good alright. I won't replace the Bridgestone until i have too but they are definitely not suitable for our wet conditions.

bazz26

Whatever you put on won't last very long anyway with all the torque a 535d has. Better grip usually means shorter life span.

mikeecho

My 5er came with Bridgestone Potenza re05's
But I've since charged the rears to Pirelli Cinturato P7 Runflats.

I'll be changing the front you P7's as well when they wear down a little more.

I found both types if tyre to be good, but most of my driving is on motorways... high speed, in straight lines.